pantomime

And now, it’s coming after the pantomime chuggers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026

Christopher Luscombe’s production of “The Magic Flute” wittily transformed Mozart’s Singspiel into a British pantomime, a closely related theatrical tradition.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026

"We started with Michael Boyd at the Tron pantomime and we wanted to get the essence of that postmodern, Scottish music hall culture and put it on a big stage," he says.

From BBC ● May 24, 2026

And the 5ft 9in southpaw said she is ready to draw on the experience of being the pantomime villain.

From BBC ● Apr. 3, 2026

Then the jester seized his own throat and fell to the ground, his limbs twitching in a pantomime of death.

From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein

Kingsley pantomimes resisting repeated entreaties amid the cacophony.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 17, 2026

While pantomimes often feature big names and familiar faces, it is less common for a politician to get involved – but not unheard of.

From BBC ● Dec. 4, 2025

His characters may be confined by their circumstances but their imaginations are set free in theatrical games, pantomimes and nostalgic reveries.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 10, 2025

He said they had performed together in pantomimes and at charity functions, and they last met for lunch in 2024.

From BBC ● Feb. 1, 2025

He pantomimes each activity like some sort of deranged mime, and I can’t stop laughing.

From "The Sun Is Also a Star" by Nicola Yoon

First, there’s a pantomimed back story: During the overture, actors depicting the lovers as young teens flirt and are discouraged by adults.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 2, 2026

And then, much to the delight of teammates and fans, pantomimed conducting a choir or orchestra.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 1, 2023

Meyers, hearing her teammate talk that talk, snapped her fingers and pantomimed a mic drop.

From Washington Post ● Feb. 5, 2023

Gone are the white gloves and the pantomimed motions of slaves at work as Jefferson arrives at Monticello; now some members of the ensemble stand at a distance, and don’t even join in the singing.

From New York Times ● Oct. 23, 2021

He pantomimed a key turning in a lock, which meant she was back in jail.

From "Three Little Words: A Memoir" by Ashley Rhodes-Courter

Juszczyk had been fined $29,852 after celebrating two catches during a Sept. 20 win over the Miami Dolphins by pantomiming the act of drinking a beverage, something he’s done for years.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026

Mohammad Javad Zarif, who was then Iran’s foreign minister, would sometimes retreat to the back of the room during the nuclear talks and put his head in his hands, pantomiming despair.

From Slate ● May 1, 2026

You may find yourself pantomiming with one of your feet to your children in the persona of “Mr. Stinkyfoot,” a somewhat boorish Frenchman who espouses the importance of cleanliness and the needs for a bath.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 8, 2026

“I just, you know, I get the routing,” he said, pantomiming looking at a check, “and then I see the number and I go, ‘I’ll go.’”

From Salon ● Oct. 5, 2025

He stood behind Basil, pantomiming the hare’s every movement, puffing up his tiny chest and strutting about importantly.

From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques